2012 Château Caronne Ste Gemme, Cru Bourgeois Haut-Médoc

François Nony of Caronne Ste Gemme has produced an excellent wine over the last few years, proving - amongst others - the quality that can be found amongst the Crus Bourgeois wines; the quality, and the value! The 2012 Caronne is a claret of the classic vein; dark crunchy fruit, herbaceous - almost eucalypt - characters and a firm structure lead the palate, with softer spice and smoky oak notes coming through on the long, rounded finish.